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片段

piàn duàn · pian duan

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HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. fragment (of speech etc)
  2. extract (from book etc)
  3. episode (of story etc)
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In a conversation

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A scene I remember

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)记得(jìde)那(nà)部(bù)电影(diànyǐng)的(de)一个(yīgè)片段(piànduàn)。

    I only remember one scene from that movie.

  2. Liangliang

    哪个(nǎge)片段(piànduàn)？

    Which scene?

  3. Dengdeng

    有个(yǒugè)人(rén)骑着(qízhe)自行车(zìxíngchē)，车上(chēshàng)坐着(zuòzhe)一(yī)只(zhī)鸡(jī)。

    A man rides a bicycle with a chicken sitting on it.

  4. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)片段(piànduàn)我(wǒ)也(yě)记得(jìde)！

    I remember that scene too!

  5. Dengdeng

    那(nà)电影(diànyǐng)叫(jiào)什么(shénme)？

    So what is the movie called?

  6. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)记得(jìde)片段(piànduàn)，不(bù)记得(jìde)片名(piānmíng)。

    I only remember the scene, not the title.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)只(zhǐ)看(kàn)到(dào)了(le)电(diàn)影(yǐng)的(de)一(yí)个(gè)片(piàn)段(duàn)。

I only saw a fragment of the movie.

02

这(zhè)段(duàn)对(duì)话(huà)的(de)片(piàn)段(duàn)被(bèi)记(jì)者(zhě)引(yǐn)用(yòng)了(le)。

This fragment of the dialogue was quoted by the reporter.

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